What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12762 and 12778?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12762 and 12778 is 2.

GCF(12762,12778) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12762 and 12778, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12762 and 12778.

How to find the GCF of 12762 and 12778?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12762 and 12778. After we will calculate the factors of 12762 and 12778 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12762

Prime factors of 12762 are 2, 3, 709. Prime factorization of 12762 in exponential form is:

12762 = 2¹ × 3² × 709¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12778

Prime factors of 12778 are 2, 6389. Prime factorization of 12778 in exponential form is:

12778 = 2¹ × 6389¹

Step-3: Factors of 12762

List of positive integer factors of 12762 that divides 12762 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 709, 1418, 2127, 4254, 6381

Step-4: Factors of 12778

List of positive integer factors of 12778 that divides 12762 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6389

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12762 and 12778. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12762 and 12778 is 2.

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